Rise From the Humble

Sending others home, the spring sun is setting, and the whip of the weak horse points to the end of the world.

Yueshengjiang's hometown is full of excitement, and he is in a hurry to stay near a restaurant.

After only staying at Li Shu's house for one day, before the fireworks they had just lit blossomed, Zhu Ping'an set off for the capital. After several urgings from the capital, Zhu Ping'an had to leave the countryside and return to the capital.

Li Shu helped Zhu Pingan pack up the gifts, and her mother, Chen, installed a jar of pickled cucumbers for Zhu Ping, smoked two hares that Zhu's father had hunted, and wrapped them in paper with a few fried pancakes. Zhu Ping'an's luggage.

Zhu Ping'an went alone to the capital this time because Rich Man Li missed his daughter too much and insisted that Li Shu stay at home for a few more days before sending someone to take Li Shu to the Marquis' Mansion in the capital. Li Shu's single word made Rich Man Li burst into tears. It was almost time to escape, and according to the village's custom of "returning home after three dynasties", the woman had to stay at her parents' house for seven days, so Li Shu stayed at home for a few more days before going to the capital.

Zhu Ping'an returned to Beijing this time by horseback. The last shipping accident made his mother Chen and Li Shu change their minds when they heard about the ship, and they unanimously opposed Zhu Ping'an's taking a boat again.

Of course, it is not advisable to hide a disease and avoid medical treatment.

Zhu Ping'an decided to take a boat down the Yangtze River, and then take the road to Nanjing and ride north. The coastal economy is more developed in both modern and ancient times. It is located in the plains and the roads are relatively flat. However, riding north along the official road will be faster. Be faster.

His mother, Chen and Li Shu, were worried about encountering bandits and shipwrecks by boat. It was much safer to take a boat in the inner stream, and they had no objection to Zhu Pingan's boat going straight down the Yangtze River.

The reason why Zhu Ping'an decided to ride north via Nanjing was because of time considerations. It only takes a few days to go down the Yangtze River to Nanjing, but if you take the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal from Nanjing, it will take longer. Recently, there has been less precipitation along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, which has caused the water level of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to drop. The water channel is shallow and the water channel is limited. However, there are many ships, especially grain transport ships, which are constantly running every day. Coupled with various official and private ships, the river is often congested and the boat traffic is Nature is also greatly affected; some sections of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal are borrowed from original natural rivers and lakes, and some sections are artificially excavated. Most of the water flow in the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal is collected by natural rivers, with varying sizes and directions. It's also different. It's okay to go with the current, but it will be slower if you go against the current. Especially now that there is less precipitation, the canal water is shallow. Trackers are even needed to pull the boat against the current, which naturally takes time. In addition, each section of the canal is regulated by gates, which are used to adjust the canal. The gate blocks the water flow and increases the water level. When passing the ship, the gate is opened to release water. The time waiting for the gate to open must be included in the calculation.

Normally when the water volume in the canal is large, many factors are not a problem, but recently when the water volume is low, they have to be considered. The weather and wind direction, the size of the current, going against the current, traffic jams on the river, waiting for the gate to open, and many other factors add up. It will take a month or two to travel from Yingtianfu to Shuntianfu by boat. In comparison, riding north is a very good option. chosen.

Li Shu brought his third brother's beloved horse to Zhu Ping'an, which made Li Shu's third brother feel distressed for a long time.

After gathering his courtesy and saying goodbye to his parents, Zhu Ping'an set out on his way back to Beijing. Li Shu followed Zhu Pingan in a carriage to Shili Changting, and then stopped.

"Does it look good?"

Li Shu broke off a wicker outside the pavilion and tied it on Zhu Pingan's horse. Finally, she tied a bow, patted the horse's head with satisfaction, looked up at Zhu Pingan with her pretty face, and asked with bright red lips. .

Bright eyes and white teeth, lightly painted with pink and white, and a charming smile, bewildered Yangcheng and captivated Cai.

"It looks good." Zhu Pingan looked at Li Shu and nodded vigorously.

"That's what I'm talking about." Li Shu rolled her eyes cutely, pouted, stretched out her delicate hand and pulled the wicker bow on the horse's head.

"Ahem, it looks good." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help coughing.

From the "Book of Songs" "I have passed away, and the willows are still there", breaking willows to say goodbye has become an indispensable part of the farewell process.

"fool."

Li Shujiao snarled, her face as charming as the moon, her eyes shining with hope and sultry, making Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but look at her twice more.

The man is talented and the woman is beautiful, and the pavilion is ten miles long.

However, after seeing you thousands of miles away, there will be a farewell.

In the end, Zhu Pingan mounted his horse alone and embarked on the road to the capital. Li Shu kept watching Zhu Pingan's figure disappear into the distance in Changting.

"Miss, miss, come to your senses. My uncle has gone far away." Hua'er, Baozi's little maid, covered her mouth and looked at her young lady, snickering.

"If you laugh again, I'll give you away." Li Shu said angrily.

"Miss, I'm not willing to give up." The little maid Baozi stuck out her pink tongue, then said with a blushing face, "I'm still the first-in-law girl."

"Shameless~~" Li Shu stretched out her little hand and tapped Baozi's little maid's forehead.

"Keke, my uncle is shameless. I saw my uncle kissing the young lady." The little maid Baozi covered her mouth and blushed, as if she was the one being kissed.

"What are you talking about?" Li Shu was annoyed.

"I saw it." The little maid Baozi nodded her head affirmatively.

"You are wrong. That was a smelly toad whispering in my ear." Li Shu's pretty face turned red.

It was still windy and sunny when we set off. Zhu Pingan rode for about an hour when he saw dark clouds beginning to gather. Within a few minutes, the sky was filled with dark clouds, and then raindrops as big as peas began to fall. Phew. Suddenly it began to rain heavily.

Zhu Ping'an dismounted and put on his poncho, covered the salute with an oilcloth, remounted his horse and continued moving forward.

Now that we have reached the official road, there are few people around, no village in sight, and no place to take shelter from the rain. We can only continue walking forward and find a place with a village to take shelter from the rain.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was getting stronger. The rain was blown by the wind and only penetrated into people's clothes. The salute was okay. Zhu Ping'an had wrapped it all 360 degrees with oilcloth, so there was no need to worry about getting wet, but He was feeling a bit miserable. A lot of rain slipped through the poncho. After a while, Zhu Pingan felt that his clothes were wet. He was still shivering under the wind.

Fortunately, the horse beneath him was indeed a good horse, much faster than the dark horse that killed him, and his speed did not slow down despite the wind and rain.

About half an hour later, Zhu Pingan saw a village in front of him and a small shop not far from the roadside.

Zhu Ping'an rode to the shop, tied the horse in the stable outside the shop, and entered the shop carrying the salute.

The shop is not big, but it is packed with people taking shelter from the rain. The shop is very rustic, with simple tables, chairs and stools inside. There is a fire pit in the shop for people to bake clothes, but there is no space around the fire pit at the moment. It was originally a sunny day today, and everyone was wearing thin clothes, but the weather suddenly changed, with strong winds and showers, and the temperature dropped sharply. Although many people had dried their clothes, they were still chatting and laughing around, unwilling to leave, and even the newcomers could not squeeze through.

"Do you want to be a guest or stay in a hotel?" The waiter ran over with a white towel on his shoulders and asked.

"Hit the tip." Zhu Ping'an put down the salute, stretched out his hand to squeeze out a handful of rainwater on his clothes, and a large piece of it flowed away.

"Okay. What would you like to order?" the waiter asked.

Zhu Ping'an looked at the people around the fire pit, curled his lips slightly, and replied: "A bowl of hot soup, one meat and one vegetarian, two steamed buns, and please bring some meat to feed my horse. "

The waiter looked confused, "Sir, don't horses eat meat?"

"Just go and feed him." Zhu Pingan waved his hand.

The waiter had no choice but to take some meat and go to feed Zhu Ping'an's horse in the shed outside the store, with a look of curiosity and speechlessness on his face.

Horses eat meat?

Damn it, did I hear it right? How is it possible? Did this kid get kicked in the head by a donkey? There are actually horses that eat meat?

Many people in the store heard the conversation between Zhu Pingan and the waiter, and pointed at Zhu Pingan, either with contempt or ridicule, but in the end they couldn't bear their curiosity, and many people followed the waiter to see it.

Zhu Ping'an turned a blind eye to everyone's instructions and walked towards the fire pit with a nonchalant expression. He found an empty spot and put down the salute. He took off his outer shirt and squeezed the water out with his hands, then lit the fire pit to bake his clothes.